ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 31
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1077 releases
44 Years AgoAlien
Apple IINorth America
This short text adventure casts the player as the sole survivor of a space disaster involving the luxury liner "Adonis." Stranded on a hostile planet full of monsters after a lifepod landing, the player must reach the planet's only other human occupants and find a way home.
44 Years AgoComputer Gin Rummy
Apple IINorth America
Three variants of the card game Gin Rummy can be played with this program that was developed by Art Carpet and published by Datamost for the Apple II computers.
44 Years AgoThe Card Stars: Cribbage / Solitaire
Apple IINorth America
Five card games(Cribbage plus four Solitaire games) developed by Art Carpet and published by Datamost for the Apple II.
44 Years AgoMissile Attack
Apple IINorth America
An action-shooter game developed by The Cornsoft Group and published by Adventure International for Aplle II and TRS-80.
44 Years AgoTutti Frutti
Atari 8-bitNorth America
A collect 'em up written by Alan M. Newman for the Atari 8-bit systems and published by Adventure International.
44 Years AgoCheck Man
ArcadeEurope
The screen is broken up into 14 x 13 tiles or checks. When the player passes over the tiles, they disappear so each tile can only be walked over once per level. Some tiles are taken up by skull and crossbones which kill the player if walked into.
44 Years AgoThe Mean Craps Machine
TRS-80North America
A craps machine simualtion with betting options for up to 8 players that was written by Lance Micklus.
44 Years AgoCave of the Word Wizard
C64North America
This edutainment game for the Commodore 64 required players to spell specific words in order to progress through the titular Wizard's cave. Successfully spelling words gives the player name-brand adhesive bandages useful for treating snake bites and scorpion stings.
44 Years AgoQB-3
ArcadeWorldwide
You are trapped in a space cube and must shoot points and stars of light. After clearing one side of the cube, you rotate it to get to the next wave.
44 Years AgoSnack Attack
Apple IINorth America
A Pac-Man variant written by Dan Illowsky and published by Datamost for the Apple II.
44 Years AgoSnake Byte
Apple IIAtari 8-bitNorth America
You are a hungry snake and set out to eat apples which appear on the screen. After each devoured apple your snake grows longer. Having eaten ten apples a door to the next level appears.
44 Years AgoThe Missing Ring
Apple IINorth America
A fantasy adventure RPG in which up to 5 players can take part as they attempt to find the wizard's ancient ring.
44 Years AgoAction Quest
Atari 8-bitNorth America
Solve puzzles and collect treasure in this Venture-like game from JV Software.
44 Years AgoK-Star Patrol
Atari 8-bitAustralia
Fly right and shoot straight to defend your fleet from enemy attackers.
44 Years AgoFly Wars
Apple IINorth America
A action game published by Sirius Software for the Apple II computers in which the player, in the form of a spider, has to catch and eat flies by spinning web around them.
44 Years AgoJellyfish
Apple IINorth America
In this game, written by Michael Burek and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II computers, the player must recover lost nuclear waste cannisters while avoiding mutant jellyfish and octopuses.
44 Years AgoCyclod
Apple IIAtari 8-bitNorth America
A 2D action maze game in which the player controlls an eyeball and has to move bricks into segments of snakes to smash them. Designed by Hunter Hancock and published by Sirius Software for the Atari 8-bit and Apple II computers.
44 Years AgoFree Fall
Apple IINorth America
You control a hand who must catch falling things. and then throw them back up to safety It's quite a strange concept. Maybe the only game whose main character is a hand.
44 Years AgoPig Pen
Apple IIDOSNorth America
A reverse Pac-Man clone in which the playable character leaves dots instead of collecting them. Developped by TMQ Software and published by Datamost for Apple II and PC systems.
44 Years AgoCrazy Mazey
Apple IINorth America
A action game written by Ron Meadows and published by Datamost for the Apple II. The player's goal is to capture all the cash in the maze without being caught by enemy cars.
44 Years AgoTurmoil
Atari 2600North America
The player controls a space ship which is trapped in an area consisting of seven tunnels which are connected by a vertical shaft. Enemies are attacking the player from left and right and it is the objective of the player to destroy as many attackers as possible using the shaft.
44 Years AgoTharolian Tunnels
Apple IINorth America
A shoot'em up written by Rod Nelsen and published by Datamost for the Apple II.
44 Years AgoTubeway
Apple IINorth America
A Tempest inspired shoot'em up written by David Arthur Van Brink and published by Datamost for the Apple II.
44 Years AgoPandora's Box
Apple IINorth America
The evils of ancient times are loose and the player, armed with lightning bolts, has to destoy them in this action/shoot'em up game written by Bob Flanagan and Scott Miller.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.